How to apply?

Note: please ensure that you read the Application Guidelines and the Frequently Asked Questions on the Documents Section of this page before you apply

Grant amounts

The grant amounts for 2019 are as follows:

Grant amounts (up to these maximum caps)

Asia to Europe and vice-versa

SGD 2,000

Australia/New Zealand to Europe and vice-versa

SGD 2,300

Russia to Europe and vice-versa

SGD 1,000

Intra-Asia

SGD 1,000

Additional funding is available for people with disabilities and special needs

Travel regions

Mobility First! prioritises cultural mobility from Asia to Europe; from Europe to Asia; and, within Asia. All travel must be international. Eligible nationalities and destinations are Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) partner countries:

[1] Note: Russian Federation is considered as an Asian country in the ASEM context.

Timeline

Dates

Open call

1 to 31 January

Results

28 February

Travel period

15 March to 31 July

Open call

15 February to 15 March

Results

15 April

Travel period

1 May to 15 September

Open call

1 to 30 April

Results

31 May

Travel period

15 June to 31 October

Open call

15 May to 15 June

Results

15 July

Travel period

1 August to 15 December

Note: The deadline for each round of application will be 11:59 PM GMT+8 (Singapore Time).

Equal Opportunities

Mobility First! is an equal opportunities programme. Applications from artists and cultural professionals of any ASEM nationality, ethnicity, caste, creed, gender or sexual orientation are welcome. ASEF does not discriminate on the basis of age, disability or marital status.

Project Updates

2019 marks the third year of Mobility First! For this second open call, we have received a total of 233 applications, comprised of 130 individual applications and 33 organisation applications on behalf of 103 arts practitioners from 37 ASEM countries.

From this pool, we have selected to support a total of 24 artists and cultural professionals who are travelling to 8 countries in Asia and Europe.

These are the selected artists, cultural professionals and arts organisations:

Selected applications from individuals

NAME

NATIONALITY

ACTIVITY

MOBILITY ROUTE

Simon Zara

France

Artist residency

Strasbourg, France to Almaty, Kazakhstan

Ana Wojak

Australia

Batengan Festival Java

Gold Coast, Australia to Batu, East Java, Indonesia

Alisa Berger

Germany

Nakanojo arts residency and biennale

Cologne, Germany to Nakanojo, Japan

Chung Shih Hoh

Singapore

Short-term exploration/ networking trip of new music communities in Germany

Singapore to Berlin, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Cologne, Lübeck, Germany

Fan Chon Hoo

Malaysia

Makassar Biennale 2019

George Town, Penang, Malaysia to Makassar, Indonesia

Janie Gibson

Australia

IETM Campus Eleusis 2019

Melbourne, Australia to Eleusis, Greece

Selected applications from organisations

NAME OF ORGANISATION

ACTIVITY

COUNTRY WHERE ACTIVITY IS HELD

SUPPORTED CULTURAL PRACTITIONERS

New Theatre Institute of Latvia

“Japan Focus” at the International Festival of Contemporary Theatre Homo Novus 2019

2019 marks the third year of Mobility First! - ASEF Cultural Mobility Initaitve. For this first open call, we have received a total of 251 applications, comprised of 154 individual applications and 32 organisation applications on behalf of 97 arts practitioners.

From this pool, we have selected to support a total of 24 artists and cultural professionals whose applications more closely fulfil Mobility First!’s focus areas of knowledge exchange/skills transfer, local development, innovation (including the intersection of art with other sectors), and the role of art in society.

These are the selected artists, cultural professionals and arts organisations:

2019 marks the third year of Mobility First! - ASEF's travel grant for artists and cultural professionals. The first open call for 2019 opens on 1 January 2019. All details are on www.asef.live/mobilityfirst2019!

In this year's edition, Mr Ferdinand RICHARD and Mr Tay Tong are joining ASEF in making the selection of artists, cultural professionals & arts organisations that will be supported by the fund.